Ohio Politics

Buckeye Firearms Foundation lawsuit yields more positive results: OGCA returns to Cleveland's I-X Center after nearly ten years

7:00am Wednesday, November 23, 2011
by Jim Irvine The Ohio Gun Collector's Association (OGCA) returned to the I-X Center in Cleveland on October 15-16, 2011, for their first event in almost 10 years. The huge crowds that packed the show Saturday made it obvious that they had been missed. As is typical, the show was less crowded on Sunday, but a vendor I bought some supplies from indicated he was actually selling more on Sunday than...

Zody to Lead ODNR's Division of Wildlife

3:00pm Tuesday, November 22, 2011
COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director James Zehringer today announced the appointment of Scott A. Zody as Chief of the ODNR Division of Wildlife. "I appreciate Scott's service to the department and he has my full confidence in the critical position of chief of the Division of Wildlife," said Zehringer. "Scott is an avid hunter and angler and I know he'll work...

Canton city council president who called CCW laws "completely insane" goes shooting with former Gov. Ted Strickland

7:00am Monday, November 21, 2011
by Chad D. Baus In the wake of the release of explosive dash cam video which showed Canton police officer Daniel Harless unleashing a violent, profanity-laced tirade on a concealed handgun license-holder, saying "People like you don't deserve to @#$%#$ move throughout public. Period!" before threatening to murder the CHL-holder, Canton City Council President Allen Schulman delivered his own...

OSU students form pro-campus carry group as string of robberies continues

3:00pm Friday, November 18, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Another student of The Ohio State University has been attacked and robbed near campus, and some students have had enough. First, from WBNS (CBS Columbus) : Police said that a student was attacked and robbed near the Ohio State campus on Tuesday night. The crime was part of a string reported in the area over the last few weeks. According to police, a man was walking in the 1500...

Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board to skip public hearing on Statehouse gun rules

7:00am Friday, November 18, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Gongwer News Service reported recently that the agency that oversees Capitol Square moved Monday to avoid a public hearing on gun regulations. On October 20, the unelected CSRAB voted to prohibit concealed guns on the property surrounding the Statehouse. From coverage at the time from The Columbus Dispatch : "The thought was that the board wants to be proactive as we continue to...

Exposé on grassroots gun rights activism in Ohio funded by the anti-gun Joyce Foundation, but did they get what they hoped for?

7:00am Wednesday, November 16, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The Chicago-based Joyce Foundation has been the primary source of funds for anti-gun rights groups for at least a decade. The Foundation, for which Barack Obama once served as a board member, has funneled millions upon millions of dollars into groups such as the Violence Policy Center (over $3.6 million since 2005), Mayors Against Illegal Guns (over $1.6 million since 2006), the...

REMINDER: Vote Tuesday in the Buckeye State!

5:12pm Monday, November 07, 2011
Tuesday November 8 is Election Day in Ohio. Primary and general election days are the only two days each year where we have the ability to vote on our future. We will vote on statewide issues and local candidates. Some have asked why these local races are important, when none of the winners will hold an office where they will vote statewide gun issues. A large number of our current House of...

Six Ohio State students victimized in violent robberies, five at gunpoint [UPDATE: Again...so make that seven, six at gunpoint]

Chad D. Baus
2:00pm Monday, November 07, 2011
Columbus' CBS affiliate, WBNS 10TV, reported last week on two separate incidents in which students of The Ohio State university were victimized by armed robbers. From the first article , from October 28: Students shared their stories on Friday after they were robbed at gunpoint. All of the students were robbed near The Ohio State University campus 10TV's Kevin Landers. Jake Calvert said he was...

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